Loom’s Le T-shirt Classique is a midweight white T-shirt made from 100% organic cotton, according to Loom, and produced in Portugal. This review documents its construction, fit, comfort and development through repeated wear and washing.
Product overview
1. Fabric and construction in new condition
The images below document the fabric, collar and seam construction in new condition, before washing.
Fabric structure
Collar
Seams and hems
The close-up photograph shows the jersey structure particularly clearly, with individual knit rows readily visible. The ribbed collar is well defined and forms an even curve around the neckline. The internal seams are generally well made.
2. Fit and comfort
Testing in progress.
Fit shown before washing
3. Testing progress
Dimensions and weight
The Loom T-shirt showed moderate but fairly balanced dimensional change after the first wash. Body length was almost unchanged, decreasing only from 72.8 to 72.6 cm. Chest width, sleeve length, shoulder width and hem width all decreased slightly, with the largest relative change seen in sleeve length. Overall, the garment remained quite stable, with no major shrinkage in body length.
Tested size: L
| Measurement | New | After 1 wash | After 10 washes | % change after 10 washes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 186,4 g | 187,3 g | 181,3 g | -2,7% |
| Body length | 72,8 cm | 72,6 cm | 71,8 cm | -1,4% |
| Chest width | 55,3 cm | 54,5 cm | 54,5 cm | -1,4% |
| Sleeve length | 23,1 cm | 22,4 cm | 22,2 cm | -3,9% |
| Shoulder width | 47,4 cm | 47,1 cm | 45,2 cm | -4,6% |
| Hem width | 52,6 cm | 52,2 cm | 53,3 cm | +1,3% |
| Average dimensional change | — | -1,23% | -2,01% | — |
Measurements are recorded to one decimal place, but should not be read as millimetre-level accuracy. Soft garments can shift slightly depending on how they are laid out and positioned.
Structural changes
| Characteristic | New | 1 wash | 10 washes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collar distortion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twisting / skew | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pilling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scores describe the condition observed at each checkpoint, not the amount of change since the previous assessment.
Testing in progress. A short interpretation of the measurement and washing results will be added after ten washes.
Fabric transparency
| Characteristic | New |
|---|---|
| Transparency | 1 |
The printed test card remains visible beneath the fabric in the standardised transparency test, with its text and markings discernible through the jersey.
4. Traceability and sustainability
Loom identified all five supply-chain stages for the T-shirt and supplied supporting GOTS documentation at fabric/material level. The brand later confirmed that no production-batch-specific documentation is available for the finished T-shirt; the Traceability Score is therefore 2.5/5, with 0.5 for each identified stage.
Supply-chain traceability
All five stages identified by Loom: Cotton origin and spinning in Turkey; knitting, dyeing / finishing and garment manufacturing in Portugal.
Each stage scores 0 if unknown, 0.5 if identified by the brand, or 1 if the brand provided documentation that WTL reviewed and found to substantiate the stated location for this T-shirt or its production batch. Full method →
Markers group stages at the stated geographic level; they are not exact factory coordinates. Unknown stages are not shown, so the map does not necessarily represent the full geographic extent of the supply chain.
Source note
Loom shared GOTS-related documents, but they did not substantiate the named origins and facilities for this T-shirt or its production batch.
Product-specific sustainability evidence
Status terms refer to product-specific evidence available for review. “None documented” does not necessarily mean that the feature or practice is absent.
5. Value and verdict
Testing in progress.